Warde analysis gene hfe common variants at HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL

2551 S Kanner Hwy, STUART, FL · HCA Florida Healthcare · · NPI 1538115696

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$5.25 with Optimum vs $147.71 with Simply Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Optimum MGMCR $5.25
Freedom Health MGMCR $5.25
AvMed HIX $7.94
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $7.94
Freedom Health MGMCD $9.77
Molina MCR $11.61
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $13.01
AvMed FullyInsured $14.66
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $15.58
AvMed Empower $15.88
AvMed Select $15.88
AvMed Focus $15.88
AvMed Flex $15.88
AvMed Engage $15.88
Molina HIX $16.49
AvMed ASOEO $17.11
Aetna ASA $18.33
Humana HMO $22.60
Humana PPO $24.44
United PPO OptionsPPO $26.88
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $27.49
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $30.55
Plotkin Health COMM $30.55
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $30.55
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $45.82
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $51.93
Hospice of Treasure Coast COMM $65.36
United Behavioral Health VACCN $65.36
United AllPayerAppendix $65.36
United GVT $65.36
HUMANA MGMCRHMO $65.36
HUMANA MGMCRPPO $65.36
NDMS Definitive Care MGMCR $65.36
Veterans Evaluation Services MCR $65.36
Wellmed MGMCR $65.36
CarePlus MGMCR $65.36
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCD $65.36
Hospice Treasure Coast MGMCR $65.36
Devoted Health MCR $65.36
Ultimate Health Plan MCR $66.67
BCBS MCRHMO $66.67
BCBS MCRPPO $66.67
United MCR $66.67
Aetna MCR $67.32
Prominence HealthFirst MCRHMO $68.63
Sunshine State MCR $68.63
American Health Plan MCR $69.28
Florida Complete Care MCR $69.94
Cigna Healthspring MCR $69.94
Centurion GVT $71.90
Sunshine State MCD $71.90
AmeriHealth Caritas MGMCR $78.43
Longevity Health Plan MCR $78.43
Solis Health Plan MCR $94.77
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $109.54
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $111.85
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $111.85
Oscar HIX $126.14
Simply Healthcare HIX $147.71
Aetna HMO not published by hospital
Aetna PPO not published by hospital
Aetna QHP not published by hospital

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